Bere Clinic School

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 21 June 2023

Pupils value how staff care for them and appreciate how teachers help them to build their self-esteem. All pupils benefit from highly individualised support, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). This encourages pupils to develop resilience and confidence and to value themselves. Leaders are highly ambitious for every pupil. This leads to pupils being determined to make the most of their time at Bere Clinic School. Pupils are keen to concentrate and work hard so they return to their home school feeling self-assured about the progress they have made with their learning. Pupils' behaviour is excellent. They are highly respectful, kind and polite to others. Pupils of all ages get on very well and strongly support one another. There have been no cases of bullying. Pupils know that they will be listened to by staff if they have a concern. They know that staff are alert to any issues and will swiftly support them to resolve worries. A wealth of external speakers enrich pupils' experience. Visitors help to broaden pupils' horizons while they stay at the hospital and inspire them to consider different interests. Recent speakers have included a veterinary assistant, a haematologist and a politics graduate.

What the school should improve

• Assessment is at an early stage of development. This means that staff are not consistently clear about what pupils have learned and remembered over time. Leaders should ensure that strategies to check pupils' learning are accurate and inform future teaching.
• In a couple of subjects, leaders use similar curriculum planning for all pupils. This means that on occasion, pupils do not sufficiently build on prior learning. Leaders should ensure that in every subject, pupils are taught content that helps them to incorporate smaller component parts of knowledge into larger ideas.

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